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The Last King Of America: The Misunderstood Reign Of George III

Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Hauck Auditorium | Hoover Institution, Stanford University

The verdict of history has been grossly unfair to George III, the reigning king of England during Americas War of Independence, argued Andrew Roberts, renowned British historian and Roger and Martha Mertz Visiting Fellow, during a lecture in the Hoover Institutions Hauck Auditorium on Tuesday, December 1.

In his latest book, The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III, Roberts prompts readers to reassess the legacy of Great Britains longest-serving king. Here is a recap of the discussion with Roberts which was hosted by Senior Fellow, Victor Davis Hanson, and the Hoover Institution's Working Group on the Role of Military History in Contemporary Conflict.

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CPI Awards 2021 Freedom Fighter Of The Year Award To Dr. Scott Atlas

featuring Scott W. Atlasvia Conservative Partnership Institute
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Yesterday evening, Dr. Scott W. Atlas, author of the upcoming book, “A Plague Upon Our House: My Fight at the Trump White House to Stop COVID from Destroying America,” received the first annual “Freedom Fighter Of The Year” Award.

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What Are You Afraid Of?

by David R. Hendersonvia Defining Ideas
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Lack of fluency with numbers confuses people about the risks of shark attacks, police shootings, and COVID-19.

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Hoover Book Club: Stephen Haber On "The Battle Over Patents: History and Politics of Innovation"

Monday, December 6, 2021
Hoover Institution, Stanford University

A discussion with Stephen Haber on his latest book, The Battle over Patents: History and Politics of Innovation moderated by Bill Whalen on Monday, December 6 at 10AM PT/1:00PM ET.

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Mafia-Like Business Systems In China: Xi’s Crackdown In Context

Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Hoover Institution, Stanford University

The Hoover Institution hosts Mafia-Like Business Systems in China: Xi’s Crackdown in Context on Tuesday, December 7 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PST.

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The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast: Megan Phelps-Roper On The Value Of Empathy

interview with Ayaan Hirsi Alivia The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali talks with Megan Phelps-Roper about leaving the Westboro Baptist Church. They discuss how we can bridge the divide and have empathetic conversations across ideological lines.

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SpyTalk With Amy Zegart: Connecting All the Dots

interview with Amy Zegartvia SpyTalk
Friday, December 3, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Amy Zegart talks about the urgent need for US spy agencies to better exploit open-source intelligence.

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Victor Davis Hanson On The Classicist: Now What?

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia VDH's Blade of Perseus
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses Putin’s Russia and losing deterrence, criminals targeting the stores of the wealthy, 2022 election predictions, and why citizens are leaving Blue states for Red.

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Andrew J Scott, Co-Founder Of The Longevity Forum And World Renowned Historian Niall Ferguson

interview with Niall Fergusonvia The Longevity Forum
Monday, November 15, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Niall Ferguson talks about how the pandemic has disrupted longevity. Progress has been halted recently in many ways by the pandemic from inequality to climate change. Ferguson also discusses whether COVID been a distraction from other important issues.

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Richard Epstein On The John Batchelor Show

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia The John Batchelor Show
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Richard Epstein discusses his Defining Ideas article "Witch Hunt Targets The Oil Companies." Listen to Part 2 here.

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Bill Whalen On The John Batchelor Show

interview with Bill Whalenvia The John Batchelor Show
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Bill Whalen discusses his Washington Post article "Now showing, Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom star in ‘Reversal of Fortune: 2021’."

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John Yoo: What Is Going On At The Supreme Court?

interview with John Yoovia What The Hell Is Going On Podcast
Friday, December 3, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow John Yoo discusses Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, its effects on the future of abortion rights in the United States, and how the justices might rule on the case next year.

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How America Can Become A “Can Do” Country Again, With Philip Zelikow

interview with Philip Zelikowvia Niskan Center
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Pholip Zelikow talks about his experiences in and out of government that inform his diagnosis of declining US state capacity.

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Victor Davis Hanson: Fauci Is Acting Like A 'Monarch'

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia Fox News
Friday, December 3, 2021
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson says Dr. Fauci is acting like a "monarch" and has legislative, judicial, and executive power all rolled into one.
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Parents Beware Of The New Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Fad

quoting Chester E. Finn Jr.via Coronado Eagle & Journal
Thursday, December 2, 2021

First, there was the debate about Critical Race Theory (CRT) and whether or not CRT existed in schools. As CRT was exposed to have negative baggage associated with it, educators pushing it avoided CRT and in favor of saying “equity is good,” let us try to market and sell equity. Now Coronado Unified School District (CUSD) has succumbed to yet another non-academic fad called Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Parents are just waking up to SEL. 

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On Abortion, The Supreme Court Is Set To Overturn Decades Of Wrongs

quoting John Yoovia The Washington Post
Friday, December 3, 2021

The United States is one of just seven out of 198 countries that allow elective abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Two of the others are China and North Korea. By contrast, 39 out of 42 of European nations — including France and Germany — bar elective abortions at 15 weeks or less (though with broader exceptions than typically seen in the United States). 

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Pandemic Demand Creates Growth Opportunity For Domestic Vaccine Companies

cited Chirantan Chatterjeevia University of Minnesota
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Any pandemic sends shockwaves through markets, forcing companies to adapt to surging demand. New University of Minnesota research highlights the differences in how domestic and foreign firms reacted amid the 2009-10 H1N1 pandemic, offering insights that resonate today during the current global supply chain troubles amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Why Are Companies Ditching California For Texas?

cited Hoover Institutionvia KHOU
Friday, December 3, 2021

It's not your imagination. Both California companies and residents have a lot to gain by coming to the Lone Star State.

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Abbas Milani: To Ease Tensions, The U.S. And Iran Must Soften Their Rhetoric

interview with Abbas Milanivia Futurity
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Abbas Milani discusses US relations with Iran following events that include Iran’s missile strike against Iraqi military bases that house US forces and the assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.

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Zingers From Ronald Coase

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

When I was an intern with President Nixon’s Council of Economic Advisers in the summer of 1973, the Law of the Sea was a hot issue and my immediate boss, Robert Tollison, took me to a number of interagency meetings. At one such meeting I received a copy of a piece (I think unpublished) by Ronald H. Coase. It was done for the Department of the Treasury under Purchase Order No. 268-73. 

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New Book Published Based On The General Aleksei Von Lampe Papers

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Dr. Laura Ritter, coordinator of the Basel Graduate School of History in Switzerland, has just published a new study of General Aleksei von Lampe, based largely on the general’s papers in the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

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Stay The Course On National Standards

by Michael J. Petrillivia Education Next
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

As an early Common Core booster, I had hoped that by now — 10 years after most states adopted the standards—our schools would have logged tangible improvements in teaching and learning that resulted in higher student achievement. As Tom Loveless and Morgan Polikoff argue so effectively, there’s little evidence such progress has happened at scale.

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Ed Lazear: Phase One Deal With China Very Good News For US Economy

interview with Edward Paul Lazearvia CNBC
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Ed Lazear discusses phase one of the deal with China, and notes that it is good news but it won't transform the US economy.

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The New Post-Trump Constitution

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

The new normal: Impeachment as a routine partisan tool, endless investigations, lying under oath with impunity, surveillance of political enemies, zero accountability…

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Centennial Hoover Institution Forum Focuses On Restoration Of Responsible Citizenry

Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Hoover Institution, Stanford University

A properly formed citizenry is the basis for a strong democracy in America that can be sustained in future generations, explained scholars as part of the Hoover Institution’s centennial conversation series, A Century of Ideas. 

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Niall Ferguson: “Trump Unleashed”

interview with Niall Fergusonvia Die Weltwoche
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Niall Ferguson discusses this year’s newest conflict zones and examines President Donald Trump, the most controversial guest attending the upcoming World Economic Forum.

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What Cory Booker’s Exit Means For Charter Schooling

cited Terry M. Moevia Forbes
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

On Monday, New Jersey senator Cory Booker announced that he’s ending his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. While the postmortem will focus on broader questions, it’s worth noting what his exit highlights about the complicated relationship Democrats have with charter schools.

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The Crucible Of Citizenship

Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Hauck Auditorium, Stanford University

America was a multiracial, multilanguage, multireligion mixing bowl even before it was the United States. Debates over immigration and citizenship have been part of the American landscape from the start. Citizenship and its most important component— voting rights—have been the most frequent topic of constitutional amendments over the years. Panelists will discuss what it means to be a citizen and what it means to be an American.

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